McArdle Disease: Clinical, Biochemical, Histological and Molecular Genetic Analysis of 60 Patients

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A clinical, biochemical, histological and molecular genetic analysis of 60 McArdle patients (33 males and 27 females; mean age at diagnosis: 37 years) was performed. The objective of this study was to identify a possible genotype–phenotype correlation in McArdle disease. All patients complained of exercise-induced myalgia and fatigue; permanent weakness was present in 47% of the patients. Five percent of patients...

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